Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Goodhope Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodhope Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Goodhope Landing

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Goodhope Landing:
  • 32.965726, -80.418433
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Goodhope Landing

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Since Goodhope Landing is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Goodhope Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodhope Landing ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Burr Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
• Clubhouse Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
• Coachmans Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Corners
• Cottageville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <1>
• Gloverville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gloverville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
• Holly Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Iron Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Crossroads
• Long Creek Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
• Norman Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Norman Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Landing
• Prices Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Prices Landing is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Landing
• Red Oak Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Red Oak Corner is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Corner
• Round O
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Round O is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round O
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round O <1>

How Far From Goodhope Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goodhope Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goodhope Landing and extending to:

• Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goodhope Landing to Walterboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'